Thielemann's interpretation of Bruckner's Seventh Symphony is majestic and clean, as expected, though it falls just short of the cumulative power that the audience's warm reception suggests.... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2013, ****More…

Thielemann’s approach to tempos is slightly more flexible than in [his recording of] the Fourth Symphony, although his choices are judiciously handled and do not detract from the overall sense... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2017More…

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This performance curtails the silences in the interests of the Italian conductor Claudio Abbado’s linear approach...This is Bruckner sunny side up, lending a molto espressivo bloom to the string... — Financial Times, 2nd June 2012, ****More…

His approach is indeed monumental, but more architectural than spiritual...if you appreciate Harnoncourt’s way with this music — and it is a valid approach — then this blu-ray is recommended... — MusicWeb International, 9th December 2014More…

Release Date: 26th Aug 2014

Catalogue No: RCO14106

Label: RCO Live

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…the playing of the Staatskapelle Dresden is everything one could wish for, both on a soloistic level and as an ensemble unified in a common goal. Melodic lines and inner voices are beautifully... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2017More…

there is no doubting the powerful authority that characterizes Barenboim's direction of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto from the keyboard. Perhaps rather unexpectedly, the magic really starts... — International Record Review, January 2012More…

Release Date: 1st Aug 2011

Catalogue No: 706904

Label: C Major

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the sense of instrumental soloists and choirs listening and responding to one another is palpable, making the Adagio a genuinely live experience albeit still one suffused with the satisfaction... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2014More…